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Continental tyre amnesty - get a pair of Grand Sport Race tyres free

Get a brand new pair of Grand Sport Race tyres and inner tubes worth £72 when you trade in your old tyres

Continental are offering a pair of their brand new Grand Sport Race tyres in return for a pair of old tyres (any non Continental brand) with a pair of inner tubes worth £71.88. The promotion runs until 31st July at selected dealers and some sportives, and they’re only asking you to complete a feedback form on the new tyres in return for their generosity.

To partake in the offer you need to take your bike to a participating dealer where they will remove your old tyres and fit a pair of brand new Grand Sport Race in 23 or 25mm width with new Race28 inner tubes. They’ll dispose of the old tyres on your behalf. 

This offer runs from 15th May to 31st July, but Continental says that dealers have a limited supply, and once a dealer exhausts their supply prior to 1st June, the offer is no longer available. So the hint is to not hang around if you want to make use of this offer, and get down to your nearest dealer sharpish. With a new pair of tyres fitted, customers will be asked to give their feedback of the new tyres at their website. Doesn't seem too much to ask in return for a brand new pair of tyres.

The Grand Sport is a brand new tyre from Continental available in three variations; Light, Extra and Race. The latter is a racing and training tyre featuring a 180tpi casing with a NyTech breaker to protect against flats, and the new PureGrip compound is said to provide high levels of grip.

There are also three events that you’ll be able to do a tyre swap, where they’ll have about 100 tyres so again you don’t want to be back of the queue.  The events are the Welsh Wild West Sportive (25th May),  Dragon Ride (8th June) and the Dartmoor Classic Sportive (22nd June).

You can see the full list of participating dealers at their website http://www.tyre-amnesty.co.uk/index.php/offer-details

David worked on the road.cc tech team from 2012-2020. Previously he was editor of Bikemagic.com and before that staff writer at RCUK. He's a seasoned cyclist of all disciplines, from road to mountain biking, touring to cyclo-cross, he only wishes he had time to ride them all. He's mildly competitive, though he'll never admit it, and is a frequent road racer but is too lazy to do really well. He currently resides in the Cotswolds, and you can now find him over on his own YouTube channel David Arthur - Just Ride Bikes

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BarefootBrian replied to djgorey | 9 years ago
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Same here. There definitely was one a couple of days ago but I wasn't able to get to the dealer in Bristol then. Have just rechecked with view to going tomorrow. I presume this means thay have all been taken.  20

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stan | 9 years ago
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HulaBoy | 9 years ago
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I saw the feature on Wednesday and rang my LBS (Julie's Cycles in Leicester) and booked in for today for a pair of 25's.
Swapped my winter tyres (Shwalbe Durano's) off the bike and stuck some (really old) Lugano's on that have been in the shed for two years.
£15 fitting fee later and I have brand spanking new tyres and tubes.
And I also got handed back the (Conti Race 28) tubes I had on previously too.
I've had GP4000s' before and these don't seem too different.
Tacky rubber and well made.
Guy in the shop said these are a brand new compound and different to the previous Grandsport tyres.
Now... Did someone mention the words 'gifthorse' and 'mouth'...?  39

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Nick T replied to stan | 9 years ago
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stan wrote:

Ive got them up for sale on Gumtree if anyone wants them around half price the pair

Half price of "free", I hope.

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